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Seven Soldiers Killed in Iraq; DoD Identifies 18 Previous Casualties

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2007  Seven U.S. Army soldiers were killed and 13 others were wounded recently in Iraq, military officials said, and the Defense Department identified 18 previous casualties.

-- A Task Force Marne soldier was killed and two were wounded today when a roadside bomb struck their patrol south of Baghdad.

-- A soldier assigned to Multinational Force Baghdad died and six others were wounded yesterday when improvised explosive device struck their vehicle in eastern Baghdad. The unit was conducting a combat security patrol in the area when the attack occurred.

-- A soldier assigned to Multinational Force Baghdad died and three others were wounded yesterday when an improvised explosive device detonated near their patrol in western Baghdad. An Iraqi interpreter also was killed in the attack.

-- Two soldiers assigned to Multinational Force West died yesterday while conducting combat operations in Anbar province.

-- Two Multinational Force Baghdad soldiers were killed and two others were wounded May 2 when an IED struck their vehicle in southern Baghdad. The unit was conducting route-clearance operations in the area when the attack occurred.

The servicemembers’ names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Meanwhile, the Defense Department released the identities of 15 Army soldiers and three Marines killed recently supporting U.S. operations abroad.

-- Army 1st Lt. Ryan P. Jones, 23, of Massachusetts, and Army Spc. Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda, 20, of Long Beach, Calif., died May 2 in Baghdad when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

-- Army Pfc. Katie M. Soenksen, 19, of Davenport, Iowa, died May 2 in Baghdad, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near her vehicle. She was assigned to the 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

-- Army Spc. Eddie D. Tamez, 21, of Galveston, Texas; and Army Pfc. David A. Kirkpatrick, 20, of Upland, Ind., died April 27 in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. They were assigned to the 3rd Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.